China vs France: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
China
0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
55th
France rank
57th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 55th and France ranks 57th of 190 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0606 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 1970s | 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0707 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 1980s | 0.0275 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0755 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0807 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0873 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 0.0841 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0949 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
| 2020s | 0.0989 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, China or France?
- China, at 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between China and France?
- 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 55th and France ranks 57th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.